Running back, Valparaiso (from Wyoming), 2019–⁠25

Dawaiian McNeely

Number
No. 5
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Ceres, CA

Dawaiian McNeely played running back at Wyoming (2019–⁠24) and Valparaiso (2025).

Career highs

81rushing yards, career highat Hawai’i, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Wyoming14553.9014
2021Wyoming171136.6118
2022Wyoming633565.7161
2024Wyoming2126.008
2025Valparaiso651983.0420
Career1617344.6661

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Wyoming5RBYr 1
2020Wyoming5RBYr 2
2021Wyoming5RBYr 3
2022Wyoming5RBYr 4
2023Wyoming5RBYr 5
2024Wyoming5RBYr 6
2025Valparaiso5RBSr. (Yr 7)6′2″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Wyoming14-0.07––-1.0––
2021Wyoming110.43––4.8––
2022Wyoming630.1963rd (n=470)0.1411.812%0.19
2024Wyoming20.16––0.3––
2025Valparaiso (FCS)68-0.079th (n=576)0.10-4.613%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Valparaiso 9 games, 198 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Virginia LynchburgW 67–⁠10654117––
Sep 6vs.AdrianL 7–⁠10103311814
Sep 13atWestern IllinoisL 30–⁠51416120––
Sep 20atNorth DakotaL 7–⁠5871706––
Oct 4atDrakeL 0–⁠41122307––
Oct 11vs.DaytonL 10–⁠414106112
Oct 25vs.Morehead StateL 13–⁠17144419––
Nov 8vs.San DiegoL 27–⁠435907––
Nov 15vs.StetsonW 32–⁠313105––
2024 Wyoming 2 games, 12 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.IdahoL 13–⁠171404––
Sep 14vs.BYUL 14–⁠341808––
2022 Wyoming 9 games, 356 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.TulsaW 40–⁠3762608––
Sep 10vs.Northern ColoradoW 33–⁠10144808––
Sep 16vs.Air ForceW 17–⁠14742021––
Sep 24atBYUL 24–⁠38533019––
Oct 1vs.San José StateL 16–⁠334502––
Oct 8atNew MexicoW 27–⁠141262017––
Oct 29atHawai’iW 27–⁠20481161––
Nov 12atColorado StateW 14–⁠13621010––
Nov 19vs.Boise StateL 17–⁠20538018––
2021 Wyoming 6 games, 113 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 18vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠12648116––
Sep 25atUConnW 24–⁠221−100––
Oct 9atAir ForceL 14–⁠241−100––
Oct 30atSan José StateL 21–⁠27111011––
Nov 6vs.Colorado StateW 31–⁠1732409––
Nov 20atUtah StateW 44–⁠17532018––
2020 Wyoming 3 games, 55 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 5atColorado StateL 24–⁠34––––––
Nov 27atUNLVW 45–⁠141354014––
Dec 5atNew MexicoL 16–⁠171101––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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